Articles filed under Tennis
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Williams sisters team up for goldAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Venus and Serena Williams kept up a family tradition Sunday, playing together in the Olympic doubles tournament and walking away with the gold medal. Slugging ...
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There's no stopping NadalAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - As Rafael Nadal stood in front of the medal podium, his nation's flag draped across his back like a cape, he looked a little like a Spanish Superman. In tennis...
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Nadal clinches medal by beating DjokovicAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Rafael Nadal has clinched at least a silver medal by beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in the Olympic semifinals. Nadal's opponent in the final Sunday will...
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Blake loses to Gonzalez; Williams sisters advanceAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Fernando Gonzalez saved three match points Friday to beat James Blake of the United States 4-6, 7-5, 11-9 and advance to the Olympic tennis final. Gonzalez fe...
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Olympics singles now Williams-lessAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Serena Williams lost to Elena Dementieva of Russia, and as the clock approached midnight, Venus Williams was beaten by Li Na of China. The startling sequence ...
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Federer upset by U.S.'s Blake in Olympic tennisAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Roger Federer's bid for his first Olympic singles medal ended Thursday night when he lost to American James Blake. Soon after, Serena Williams was also elimin...
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Federer avenges Olympic defeatAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Signaling his recent tailspin may be over, Roger Federer avenged a defeat four years ago at the Olympics by beating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7...
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Easy win for Serena Williams at OlympicsAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Serena Williams raced into the third round at the Olympics, winning the final 10 games Tuesday to beat Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 6-0 in 44 minutes. Wil...
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Top-seeded Ivanovic pulls outAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The biggest surprise on a dismal first day of Olympic tennis came from Ana Ivanovic, who didn't even play. The top-seeded Ivanovic withdrew Sunday because of ...
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Nadal, Federer win twiceAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Rafael Nadal took the court at 10:30 a.m. and hit his final shot more than 11 hours later. Roger Federer's first day of Olympic tennis was slightly shorter bu...